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Did you know? After the Battle of Shiloh (1862) American Civil War soldiers reported their wounds glowing blue at night — nicknamed "Angel's Glow". Two high-school students proposed in 2001 that bioluminescent bacteria caused it; the story is popular, but the hypothesis has never been proven.

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After the Battle of Shiloh (1862) American Civil War soldiers reported their wounds glowing blue at night — nicknamed "Angel's Glow". Two high-school students proposed in 2001 that bioluminescent bacteria caused it; the story is popular, but the hypothesis has never been proven.

Na de slag bij Shiloh (1862) rapporteerden Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog-soldaten dat hun wonden 's nachts blauw oplichtten — bijgenaamd "Angel's Glow". Twee scholieren stelden in 2001 dat lichtgevende bacteriën de oorzaak waren; het verhaal blijft populair, maar de hypothese is nooit hard bewezen.

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